But how’s the graduate program?
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January 20th, 2015 at 10:36 am
You think the NRA Convention is planned on a cocktail napkin?
I got friends and family in this biz. It is hard, tough work. I have been backstage before, during and after SHOT and can tell you this is no easy career. Long days, months and months on the road and about 10,000 tiny details to track. You finish one event and move onto one of the other four you are planning.
I’ve seen event planners collapse after multiple 20 hour days right before going live. It is not uncommon to see people come close.
I know it’s fashionable to make fun of “useless” careers, but in this case it’s pretty clear the snark is coming from people who just cannot see outside their tiny little box.
I think it says a lot about the labor of event planning that there are people on the internet who probably go to conventions and major events, but yet have make fun of those who make them look easy and organic.
January 20th, 2015 at 3:23 pm
Patrick, do you think it should cost thousands and thousands of dollars and 4 or more years to learn this? Or do you maybe think that an apprenticeship or on the job learning would be more appropriate?
That might the point he’s making. You’re going to injure yourself twisting your undies up like that.
January 20th, 2015 at 5:08 pm
@Crunk: Yes I do think an actual program of education helps. So does my brother-in-law, whose experience pre-dates these programs. That said, he finds new planners getting up to speed much faster than people even ten years ago. I could argue apprenticeship for many things, but that would also require something along the lines of a trade union to cover it. No thanks.
I love the panties remark. Nothing says you have a cogent point of view like an offhand ad hominem response that fails to do anything but insult the person with whom you disagree. Good for you. Did you apprentice in trolling?
See how that works?
January 20th, 2015 at 5:36 pm
Here’s the rub crunk, Event Planning has evolved to the point that to become an apprentice one would need to bring some level of formal education in Marketing, Management,Finance,Human Resources,Law,or Psychology to the party.
Preferably something in each of those areas with emphasis on applications to Event Planning. It’s about time something has been developed educationally to address this.
Most of the “surviving” Professionals today evolved from “on the job training” when OJT was still practical. The survivors are some serious tough customers. As has occurred in many other fields OJT is just not practical anymore.
It takes a lot to pull off a successful event. On the flip side, If an Event Planner gets it wrong or misses something the consequences can range from annoying to catastrophic up to and including loss of life.
By the way, I fly commando on the undies thing: way too restrictive.
January 20th, 2015 at 6:43 pm
I have no doubt it’s a difficult job that requires skill. It’s just not one that jumps out at me as requiring a 4 year degree.